One Year! (Of Intentional Living)

Change for the better and not for the worse
Let’s stand together and break our curses

One year. WOW. One year ago today, we posted our first blog post. I went back and read it, and WOW have I grown. If you’ve just jumped into reading these blogs and don’t know how we got here, please go back and read it, too!

In retrospect, sometimes it’s easy to see the good that has come out of hard times. I was having a rough go with my emotions a year ago. And now, I can’t even tell you the last time I was an emotional basket case. Hallelu, hallelu, hallelujah! Earlier this year, I decided I needed to lay down my pride and talk to a doctor about why I couldn’t keep myself together and was going crazy on my family at least once every month. He gave me something to help with my craziness, and it has made a world of difference. The prescription was definitely not the cure all, fix all though. I’ve made some very intentional decisions to step into my role as mom, wife, and leader.

Also, a year ago I had no idea what I was passionate about —- and now, I know that deep in the bottom of my heart God has given me a passion to love women and get into deep relationships with them to help them grow. A few months ago, when God told me to start a women’s group, I was terrified! But I said yes, and I did it afraid. It has been crazy neat to see how God has grown them in just a couple months, but even more than that, it’s been amazing to see how the Holy Spirit has spoken through me each time we meet.

What happened with Moses can happen with us. I mean it, friends. Being intentional in this life will get you right where God wants you to be. Take your next step. You may not realize that you are even changing. I didn’t. But with each intentional choice to love, to give, and to serve those in your life, you’ll grow – and people will start to see you as a different person than you were a year ago, and maybe you’ll even notice a change yourself.

All I can say today is WOW. What a freakin’ awesome year. It hasn’t been perfect. I’ve had struggles and setbacks, but they are helping me take more steps and be even more intentional in life.

Let’s let this momentum kick us into another year to stand together and break our curses.

Changes. This is just the soundtrack of our life.